Sentence examples for poised to propose from inspiring English sources

He was poised to propose.

The International Accounting Standards Board is poised to propose, probably this fall, a standard that would require many foreign companies to treat options as an expense.

Barack Obama is poised to propose a rigorous new system of background checks on all buyers of firearms as the centrepiece of what amounts to the largest campaign in a generation to tighten America's gun laws.

The New York Times reported Thursday that the EPA is poised to propose a comprehensive rollback of regulations that would require large cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions from existing power plants, a huge source of planet-warming emissions.

LONDON — The European Commission is poised to propose the only short-term fix available for a plunge in carbon prices, removing surplus emissions permits in an action that may still do little to increase low-carbon investment.

Last fall, after an expensive and years-long lobbying war between tech firms and telecom, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler was poised to propose net neutrality rules that were intended to "split the baby" by offering concessions he hoped both sides could appreciate.

Fulham are reportedly poised to offer £3.5m.

In December, the commission voted to approve a pilot program for the apps in yellow cabs, after several board members appeared poised to oppose a proposed permanent rule change.

Israeli officials were apparently poised to respond by proposing a programme in Israeli schools for discussing the genocide of Armenians by Turks in the first world war.In any case, anti-Israeli anger on Turkey's streets rose during the assault on Gaza.

Health insurance companies will be even better poised to combat any proposed modifications to this bill, other than those they want.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is poised to greenlight the proposed merger of the big cable company Comcast Corp. with the huge entertainment conglomerate NBC-Universal.